Fresh from a successful fortnight of action around the Australian Easter Yearling Sale, focus now switches to Melbourne for Sunday’s fifth annual Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale.
Known as one of Australasia’s greatest value auctions, the 2017 VOBIS Gold Sale has 243 horses catalogued at the “Oaklands’’ complex at Oaklands Junctions this coming Sunday, April 23.
The trophy for the $250,000 RL Inglis Classic race will head north with the Wyong trained filly Lady Jivago finishing best to take out the lucrative Inglis Race Series event at Rosehill on Saturday.
Jack Hill continued his excellent association with Under the Louvre at Caulfield on Saturday, guiding the talented three-year-old colt to his fifth win from eight starts in the $80,000 Charter Keck Cramer Handicap (1200m).
Mudgee trainer Brett Thompson has boldly declared his filly Classical Melody is capable of upstaging her highly fancied city rivals by winning Saturday's Inglis Classic (1200m) at Rosehill.
BENDIGO Jockey Club’s reputation as the Nursery of Champions will be enhanced further next year when it hosts a “super meeting” as part of its Golden Mile raceday.
Premiership heavyweights Chris Waller and Peter Snowden had some kindly pre-Stradbroke Handicap advice for rival Stephen Farley, the Wyong-based trainer who has found himself in foreign territory.
Trainer Liam Birchley remains hopeful Inglis Classic winner Fear No Other can qualify for next month's $1 million Golden Rose despite ruling out a chance to earn more prizemoney at Rosehill than at Doomben on Saturday.